BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF FEODOR AFANASSIEV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900

Details

A GUILLOCHÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL GOLD-MOUNTED EGG PENDANT
BY FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF FEODOR AFANASSIEV, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1900
Ovoid, one half guilloché enamelled in red over a wavy ground, the other guilloché enamelled in yellow over a reeded ground with black enamel spots and head to resemble a ladybird, marked on suspension loop
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) high, excluding suspension loop

Provenance

Grand Duchess Marie Georgievna of Russia (1876-1940).
Princess Nina Georgievna Chavchavadze (1901-1974).
Prince David Pavlovich Chavchavadze (1924-2014).
Property from the Descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia; Doyle, 30 October 2019, lot 119 (part).

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Tradition & Opulence. Easter in Imperial Russia, New York, 2020, pp. 19, 48-49. 

Exhibited

New York, Museum of Russian Icons, Tradition & Opulence. Easter in Imperial Russia, 17 July - 25 October 2020.

Special notice

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